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| CATEGORIES ABOUT TREACHERY ACT 1940 | |
| united kingdom acts of parliament 1940 | |
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The first section of the Treachery Act of 1940 is: If, with intent to help the enemy, any person does, or attempts or conspires with any other person to do any act which is designed or likely to give assistance to the naval, military or air operations of the enemy, to impede such operations of His Majesty's forces, or to endanger life, he shall be guilty of felony and shall on conviction suffer death. The Treachery Act 1940 was repealed for England and Wales by the Criminal Law Act 1967. In commending the Bill to the Commons, the Home Secretary said that conduct in the Bill would amount to Treason (by being adherent to the Queen's enemies in her realm or elsewhere by giving to them aid and comfort in her realm or elsewhere). Some argue that the Treachery Act 1940 could quite easily have replaced the current, ancient statutes that relate to and define treason. However prosecutions continued during the War under the Treason Act 1351 . REFERENCES |
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